高一英语半期考试题

2010—2011学年黎平三中上学期高一半期考试英语试卷（命题人：杨群、黄承灵）本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分,满150分,考试时120分钟.第I卷(选择题)第一部分英语知识运用(共三节, 满分50分)第一节: 语音知识(共5小题; 每小题1分,满分5分)从A, B, C, D四个选项中,找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项,并写在答题卡上.1．looseA．series B．outdoors C．suitcase D．noise2．duskA．suffer B．blue C．support D．put3. latterA．late B．Spanish C．native D．base4．usageA．recognize B．teenage C．ignore D．disagree5．identityA．bike B．midwestern C．river D．simple第二节: 语法和词汇知识(共15小题; 每小题1分,满分15分) 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并写在答题卡上.6.I stopped and smiled at her ,but she me。

A refusedB deniedC missedD ignored7 ._____improve her English, Jenny bought a lot of tapes for herself.A. So as toB. In order thatC. So thatD. In order to8. He was at the bad news that his father was ill.A angryB eagerC upsetD sad9.That was the second time that I to Europe.A wasB have goneC have beenD had been10. People in ancient times(古代) ______ series of important events so that we now havehistories..A. went downB. kept downC. set downD. broke down11. The hostess left the money on the table _____purpose to test the honesty(忠实) of hermaid.A. withB. inC. onD. for12. If you can’t _____ a better plan, we have to carry out the present one(最后的计划).A. come along withB. come up withC. come acrossD. come about for13. Young students are ______ not to smoke both in and out school.A. suggestedB. requestedC. hopedD. invited14.Many of them did not agree his advice, they knew it to be useful.A as ifB now thatC even ifD so that15. They had ________ in love with each other for many years before they got married. A．fallen B．felt C．been D．got16. I asked him ________ with his finger.A．what the matter was B．what was the matterC．what the matter is D．what is the matter17. I missed the last bus, so I ________ go home on foot.A．must B．may C．ought to D．had got to18. —Can you understand ________？—No，I still have trouble with the first sentence.A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing19. —Joyce, please don't make noise!—Pardon?—I ________ make noise.A．tell you don't B．tell you not toC．told you didn't D．told you not to20. —Was the teacher strict?—Yes. He requested that we ________ television on week nights.A．didn't watch B．must not watchC．not watch D．have not watched第三节: 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并写在答题卡上.People always say that the earlier one learns a language, the 21 it is to do so, in theory（理论）it is that, 22 , in my opinion, that refers to spoken language. Capability(能力) to practice some essential(基本的) 23 of a language and read between the lines can only be trained through proper（适当的）reading ways and hard work 24 .So spending money to help 25 learn English may 26 up with disappointment. It is likely that the more you 27 ,the more you are let down.The daughter of one of my friends 28 English in primary school, 29 her foreign teacher’s blindness30 psychology. She did not want to go on 31 English until middle school, 32 a college student studying English slowly 33 her interest in the language.It is better to have the child learn Chinese than to have some difficulty 34 learning English for several years. Having been engaged in English education, 35 find that despite(尽管) their excellent 36 , many students have 37 command of English words and phrases. So I suggest that children 38 classical Chinese prose(散文),rather than 39 them to learn English hurriedly. Otherwise, they may let go the best time to 40 the language ability of their mother tongue.21. A. easy B. difficult C. easier D. more difficult22. A. but B. however C. though D. yet23. A. opinions B. regards C. requests D. expressions 24 A. step by step B. right away C. at once D. quickly25. A. people B. girls C. children D. boys26. A. begin B. start C. finish D. end27. A. pay B. get C. buy D. take28. A. loved B. liked C. disliked D. learned29. A. because of B. because C. instead of D. instead30. A. of B. at C. in D. to31. A. learning B. to learn C. with learning D. for learning32. A. while B. where C. when D. as33. A. introduced B. practiced C. explained D. developed34. A. in B. to C. at D. of35. A. He B. I C. She D. They36. A. pronunciation B. phrase C. language D. writing37. A. few B. less C. little D. fewer38. A. write B. do C. remember D. memorize39. A. have B. let C. cause D. make40. A. study B. improve C. learn D. master第二部分: 阅读理解(共25小题;第一小节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分,满分45分)第一节: 阅读下列短文，从每题中所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项,并写在答题卡上。

AAli, who was working a long way from home wanted to send a letter to his wife, but he could neither read nor write, and he had to work all day, so he could only look for somebody to write his letter late at night .At last he found the house of a letter writer whose name was Nasreddin.Nasreddin was already in bed. "It is late ,"he said. "What do you want?" "I want you to write a letter to my wife , "said Ali , Nasreddin was not pleased. He thought for a few seconds and then said, "Has the letter got to go far?" "What does that matter?"answered Ali."Well, my writing is so strange that only I can read it, and if I have to travel a long way to read your letter to your wife, it will cost you a lot of money." Ali went away quickly.41. Ali wanted to____to his wife.A. get somethingB. have a letter writtenC. bring a flowerD. say good-bye42. At last he found the house of_____.A. a writerB. a sellerC. an old manD. a letter-writer43.When Ali told what he wanted to do Nasreddin was______.A. not pleasedB. pleasedC. excitedD. angry44.Nasreddin said that his writing was_____.A. easy for anyone to readB. strange for anyone to readC. too strange for anyone to readD. difficult for anyone to read45. This story tells us______.A. not to ask anybody for helpB. not to trouble others at nightC. not to ask for help without moneyD. not to trust othersBAn old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man,and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left.Of course ,when that happened, all his friends left him.When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles."My money has finished and my friends have gone,"said the young man. "What will happen to me now?""Don't worry , young man,"answered Nasreddin."Everything will soon be all right again.Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier."The young man was very glad."Am I going to get rich again then? " he asked Nasreddin. "No, I didn't mean that," said the old man."I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends."46.An old man died and left his son_______.A.nothingB. some goldC. much moneyD.only a house47. When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin.A.short of moneyB.quite poor and sickC.in troubleD. quite poor and alone 48.The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.A. he would become rich againB. he ould soon feel much happierC. he would become cleverD. he would have more friends49.Nasreddin meant the young man______.A. would get rich againB. would get used to having nothingC. would get used to being in troubleD. would get out of poorness50.What this story tells us is________.A. that money is everythingB. that money makes the mare goC. to save each pennyD. that misfortune tests the sincerity of friendsCA man was travelling abroad in a small red car. One day he left the car and went shopping. When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them, but they took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said, "I am very sorry! My elephant has a big, round ,red chair. He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!"Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.When the man got back to his own country, the customs officers would not believe his story. They said, "You sold your new car while you were abroad and bought this old one!" It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that they believed him.51.A man was travelling abroad_______.A.in a big busB.in a green jeepC.in a red carD.in a red taxi52.The car was damaged because________.A.there was a traffic accidentB.the circus man broke itC. it rushed into a shopD.the elephant sat on it53.The circus man said that_______.A.he would pay for part of the damageB.he would pay for all of the damageC.he wouldn't pay for the damageD.he would buy a new car54. When the man got back to his country,the customs officers______.A. would check his new carB.only checked his carC. searched himD. wouldn't believe what he had said,55.It was only________that made the officers believe him.A.the letter from the circus manB. a newspaper from the countryC.the certificate of hisD.the letter from the governmentDHenry found work in a bookstore after he finished middle school. He wouldn’t do anything but wanted to get rich. Mr King thought he was too lazy and was going to send him away. Henry was afraid and had to work hard.It was a cold morning. It was snowing and there was thin ice on the streets. Few people went to buy the books and the young man had nothing to do. He hated to read, so he watched the traffic. Suddenly he saw a bag fall off a truck and it landed by the other side of the street.“It must be full of expensive things, ”Henry said to himself. “I have to get it, or others will take it away. ”He went out of the shop and ran across the street. A driver saw him and began to whistle（鸣笛）, but he didn’t hear it and went on running. The man drove aside, hit a big tree and was hurt in the accident. Two weeks later Henry was taken to court（法庭）. A judge asked if he heard the whistle when he was running across the street. He said that something was wrong with his ears and he could hear nothing.“But you’ve heard me this time.”said the judge.“Oh, I’m sorry. Now I can hear with one ear.”“Cover the ear with your hand and listen to me with your deaf（聋的）one. Well, can you hear me? ”“No, I can’t. sir. ”56. What was Mr. King?A. a driverB. a doctorC. a policemanD. a shopkeeper57. Why did Mr. King want to send Henry away?A. Because Henry was too lazy.B. Because Henry hoped to be rich.C. Because Henry finished middle school.D. Because Henry sold few books.58. The driver was afraid to _______, so he drove aside.A. hit HenryB. hurt himselfC. fall behindD. lose the bag59. What does the underlined word“judge”me an in Chinese?A. 裁判B. 律师C. 法官D. 原告60. Why did Henry say that he was deaf?A. He wanted to have a joke with the judge.B. He wanted to get the judge’s helpC. He wanted to find another piece of workD. He didn’t want to pa y for the accident.第二节: 根据对话内容,从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项.Teacher：Hello, everyone, we're going to do an experiment. Come a bit closer. __61__ Please get the things ready.Student A：__62__Teacher：First, mix all the things together in the glass and then see what will happen. Student B：It's amazing, the colour of the water changes into red.Teacher：It's pretty, isn't it? __63__ You need to write down the phenomenon(现象)．Student A：What else should we do?Teacher：Weigh the glass. Put the glass on the balance and weigh it. __64__Student C：It weighs three grams. It becomes heavier. Shall I experience with other different things?Teacher：__65__A．Keep the noise down, boys and girls, please.B．The closer you are, the more you'll see.C．How much does it weigh?D．Yes, go ahead.E．Where do we go from here?F．And what does that mean?G．What shall we do?第二卷(非选择题)第三部分: 写作(共三节,满分55分)第一节: 单词拼写(共10小题; 每小题1分,满分10)根据下列句子及所给汉语注释,在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式.(每空只写一词)66．James was ________(心烦意乱的) because he had lost his ticket.67．__________(青少年) are driven to work hard at their lessons.68．Chinese is the ________ (官方的) language of China.69．It was terrible. It took me some time to ________(使平静) down myself.70．After the terrible hurricane（飓风）, the whole house was destroyed ________(完全地)．71．Though he is not a ________ (本土) English speaker，he can speak English fluently. 72．Plants and ________(动物) need food and water.73．She looks younger because she never ________(担心) about anything.74．The manager ________ (要求) that everyone should tell him a decision next meeting. 75．Experts warn that global warming will cause dramatic climate changes including more ________ (频繁的) floods, heat waves and droughts第二节: 单句改错（15分）此题要求改正所给单句错误。